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Hana
Snake Mite
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 Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:12:39
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Originally posted by wolfspirit
are you far from Stoke?
would you allow someone else to help out?
Well the person that i am waiting to hear from is in stoke so its not too far, just a trip down the m6 lol.
I have had some offers from other people to help aswell, but obviously these snakes become part of your family and you dont just want to ship them off to any tom****or harry |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:16:54
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someone else might tell you not to do this, as it can stress the snake out, but since she's not eating already, i dont think it would stop me.
have you tried giving her a bath?
My royal has a moss hide in the viv all the time and it's the one he uses the most, but i swear by a bath, both times he has had one, he has shed the same night, eyecaps and all.
once the eyecaps are gone i would offer a feed a couple of days later- you might find she snaps it up. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:23:19
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Agree with Cat on the bath, was also going to suggest putting the moss box in between the hot and cold end...
is the person in Stoke Roewammi?
i just tried to get hold of her for you to see if she could help you with the eyecaps.....
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:30:48
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Originally posted by MissCat
someone else might tell you not to do this, as it can stress the snake out, but since she's not eating already, i dont think it would stop me.
have you tried giving her a bath?
My royal has a moss hide in the viv all the time and it's the one he uses the most, but i swear by a bath, both times he has had one, he has shed the same night, eyecaps and all.
once the eyecaps are gone i would offer a feed a couple of days later- you might find she snaps it up.
Ill try the bath then, i was still going with the no handling policy but if it helps its worth a try |
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:32:46
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Originally posted by wolfspirit
Agree with Cat on the bath, was also going to suggest putting the moss box in between the hot and cold end...
is the person in Stoke Roewammi?
i just tried to get hold of her for you to see if she could help you with the eyecaps.....
Hi, nah its not someone from ****-the unmentionable site lol- also recommended her but i havent spoke to her and dont want to come across rude by just piping up from nowhere |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:34:41
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you dont really need to handle her per say you can just pop her in a pillow case and do it that way, i tend to transfer him to the bath in a pillowcase, and leave it on a towel island in the middle, he comes out for a swim for a bit, then i let him run around on a towel afterwards. last time he ended up chilling out up my trouserleg for a bit lol
as i said, handling her will probably stress her out, so will bathing her, but the usual reaction to stress is not eating... which she's already doing. personally i would want to deal with the eyecaps first as that might be the cause of the non feeding :p |
Edited by - MissCat on 28/05/2009 19:36:24 |
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:46:12
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Originally posted by MissCat
you dont really need to handle her per say you can just pop her in a pillow case and do it that way, i tend to transfer him to the bath in a pillowcase, and leave it on a towel island in the middle, he comes out for a swim for a bit, then i let him run around on a towel afterwards. last time he ended up chilling out up my trouserleg for a bit lol
as i said, handling her will probably stress her out, so will bathing her, but the usual reaction to stress is not eating... which she's already doing. personally i would want to deal with the eyecaps first as that might be the cause of the non feeding :p
I spoke to someone n a rep shop that said there is a possibilty she could be blind as the caps have been on there for a while, they were there when i bought her, i just didnt have the intiative to realise that this is what they were so god knows how long before that she shed |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:47:50
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| yes it's a possibility, My royals were on there for a good 6 months thouhg and he doesn't seem to have had any ill effects, so don't worry a HUUUUUGE amount about it, til you know for sure :p |
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:51:53
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Originally posted by MissCat
yes it's a possibility, My royals were on there for a good 6 months thouhg and he doesn't seem to have had any ill effects, so don't worry a HUUUUUGE amount about it, til you know for sure :p
stupid question but how would i know?? |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 19:52:20
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sounds like you're doing all the right things, the current faun doesn't seem overly big but i would definitely go with matty's suggestion of covering the back and sides of the faun so it feels less open. have you tried feeding at different times of day? mine would only feed early morning initially.
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 20:02:34
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quote:
Originally posted by Hana
quote:
Originally posted by wolfspirit
Agree with Cat on the bath, was also going to suggest putting the moss box in between the hot and cold end...
is the person in Stoke Roewammi?
i just tried to get hold of her for you to see if she could help you with the eyecaps.....
Hi, nah its not someone from ****-the unmentionable site lol- also recommended her but i havent spoke to her and dont want to come across rude by just piping up from nowhere
i will send you a pm when i am back on the pc.... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
now and make a brand new ending."
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 20:05:37
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koreybum
Hatchling
United Kingdom
88 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2009 : 20:40:47
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| u r not alone. ive had my snake around the same time as you, and mine has only eat 1 mouse pinkie in all that time. i'm also trying everything i can think of, but am getting no closer. i live in west bromwich, not far from you, just wondered if you bought your snake from a pet shop in great barr as i did? |
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2009 : 08:41:37
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Originally posted by koreybum
u r not alone. ive had my snake around the same time as you, and mine has only eat 1 mouse pinkie in all that time. i'm also trying everything i can think of, but am getting no closer. i live in west bromwich, not far from you, just wondered if you bought your snake from a pet shop in great barr as i did?
nope i didnt, i got it from nottingham.It was a choice between her or a boa and because she was the last one i decided to have her-still dont regret it, i am just more stressed out now than i was then haha |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
1971 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2009 : 09:04:35
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| ah when she gets all shed and eating again you will be alright :D |
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Hana
Snake Mite
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Posted - 29/05/2009 : 19:22:34
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Originally posted by MissCat
ah when she gets all shed and eating again you will be alright :D
I know, it just seems never ending at the minute but i guess thats the reason we keep these snakes. if we werent worrying about these we would be worrying about something else lol |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2663 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2009 : 20:32:32
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Originally posted by Hana
[brif we werent worrying about these we would be worrying about something else lol
very good point, that soooo true!  |
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lee2308
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
2597 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2009 : 22:01:52
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Originally posted by Gingerpony
quote:
Originally posted by Hana
[brif we werent worrying about these we would be worrying about something else lol
very good point, that soooo true!
royals are bred to make worry |
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Hana
Snake Mite
20 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2009 : 09:50:30
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it must be their purpose in life lol, aswell as being very pretty.
Oo oo oo oo, i have some really good news, I took pip to a girl in stoke yesterday fro her to help pip start feeding again and before i had even got home i had a message to say she had got her eyecaps off and pip had ate a pinkie,
YYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY go pip haha |
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dazb
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 15:21:18
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Excellent news Hana... |
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Can somebody please help me??
